# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S623
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

FINANCIAL MATTERS

‘Concerning Support of the American Bible Society
. (Memorial 813)

Be it resolved, That our Synod put the American Bible Society
‘on its annual Budget for a minimum of $50,000. With a million
communicants that would mean only 5 cents per communicant
“per year.

The greatest menaces to all Protestant Christianity are Ca-
tholicism and Communism. The one weapon to fight these spir-
itual evils is the Truth, the Word of God, the Bible. And since
there is no one single organization in the whole world that does
more to promote this Truth, the Bible, by translating, publishing,
distributing, and promoting the reading of the Bible, than the
American Bible Society, our Synod can do nothing better in the
year of its 100th birthday to help fight these great evils in this
world, and at the same time to prepare the ground in all the
world for our own world-wide mission endeavors, than to support
the American Bible Society with a minimum of $50,000.

_ St. Charles, Mo. Rev. R. E. KUEHNERT

- Committee 11 reported:

Wuereas, The American Bible Society is promoting the dis-
semination of the Holy Bible by translating, publishing, and dis-
tributing the Bible text without comment; therefore be it

Resolved, That instead of putting this item in the synodical
budget, we urge all of our congregations to grant annual financial
support for the American Bible Society through their District
treasuries; and be it furthermore

Resolved, That the Board of Directors be empowered to make
grants to the emergency fund of the American Bible Society.

ACTION
These resolutions were adopted by Synod.
A representative of the American Bible Society briefly ad-
dressed the convention, thanking Synod for its support and plead-
ing for continued and regular support. 7

Synodical Building and Loan Department
(Memorial 401)
The following unprinted memorial (No. 48) was also con-
sidered:
Wuereas, We believe that many of our members are ready
to lend moneys to Synod if a loan fund were instituted; and
Wuereas, Districts and congregations would find such an